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puissant
[ pyoo-uh-suhnt, pyoo-is-uhnt, pwis-uhnt ]
adjective
, Literary.
- powerful; mighty; potent.
puissant
/ ˈpjuːɪsənt /
adjective
- archaic.powerful
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Derived Forms
- ˈpuissantly, adverb
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Other Words From
- puis·sant·ly adverb
- over·puis·sant adjective
- over·puis·sant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puissant1
C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin potēns mighty, from posse to have power
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Example Sentences
For he deemed a lady so much sought after must needs be a puissant dame.
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Then they were seated behind him, and the puissant horses shot off down the Corso and towards the Bastioni at a magnificent pace.
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High, puissant and redoubtable seigneur of Nointel, Jacques Bonhomme pardons you for the outrage he perpetrated upon you!
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No more wars: puissant Ladies, shew conditions And freely I accept 'em.
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Half an hour later, Haward rose from his chair and bowed low as to some highborn and puissant dame.
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